ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYAL..............................JDIM350 (Ver 2.1 Jan 2001) 1990980/0 1620000/00999654EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320030806EP99121722.519991103EnEnEn3166829819981106JP20030806200332200005102000197 7H 04B 3/00 A 7H 04L 25/02 BdeEmpfänger und SignalübertragungssystemenReceiver and signal transmission systemfrRécepteur et système de transmission de signauxNONEMATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.00216880BB 459271006, Ohaza KadomaKadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501JPYamauchi, Hiroyuki5-5-1-908, DouchoTakatsukishi, Osaka 569-0011DEKügele, Bernhardet al00051541Novagraaf SA 25, Avenue du Pailly1220 Les Avanchets - GenevaCHATBECHCYDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSEALLTLVMKROSI20030806200332

A receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from a transmitter via a transmission line of the present invention includes: a current control section for allowing a current to flow into the current control section from the transmission line or flow from the current control section to the transmission line, wherein the current has an amount which varies according to a logical level of the signal and flows in a same direction irrespective of the logical level of the signal; and a determination section for determining the logical level of the signal based on the amount of current which has flowed from the transmission line into the current control section or based on the amount of current which has flowed out from the current control section to the transmission line.